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Senior SOC Design Architect

Techwaka

City of Edinburgh

On-site

GBP 70,000 - 120,000

Full time

22 days ago

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Job summary

A leading company in the Semi's industry is seeking a Senior SOC Architect based in Edinburgh or Cork. The role involves defining and developing SOC architecture, focusing on technical requirements while also offering leadership opportunities. Candidates should possess extensive knowledge of SOC design products, coding expertise, and strong communication skills.

Benefits

Visa sponsorship
Relocation support

Qualifications

  • 10+ years' experience in complex SOCs.
  • Deep understanding of Subsystems and Memory architectures.
  • Extensive experience with Digital ASIC Flow and RTL design.

Responsibilities

  • Define and develop SOC product architecture for complex applications.
  • Lead and manage technical requirements across teams.

Skills

Communication
Low-level software development
Digital ASIC Flow
SOC architecture
Embedded systems
DSP / signal processing
C coding
C++ coding
Python coding

Education

BSc / MSc / PhD in Micro-electronics, physics, or similar field

Job description

Working for a leader in the Semi's industry, I am looking to recruit a high-level, Senior SOC Architect.

This position can be based in Edinburgh or Cork.

You will be tasked with the definition and development of existing and new SOC product architecture - across a variety of complex digital and high-speed products and applications.

The main focus are the technical requirements, but this position also offers the opportunity for team leadership and management.

Key skills / requirements:

  • BSc / MSc / PhD in Micro-electronics, physics, or similar field
  • 10+ years' experience in complex SOCs
  • Deep understanding of Subsystems, Memory Controllers, and memory architectures (e.g., SRAM, ROM, eFuse)
  • Extensive experience with the Digital ASIC Flow, RTL design (Verilog), synthesis, timing closure, and debug methodologies (e.g., DFT, JTAG, Scan, BIST).
  • Extensive knowledge of SOC architecture, setup / silicon bring-up, validation, and all associated processes.
  • SOC design, system design, architecture, and IP selection & integration
  • DSP / signal processing / communication and interconnect protocols - AXI, AMBA, CHI
  • Digital-AMS chip development - digital to analog interfaces
  • Low-power, performance, and optimization
  • Low-level software, firmware, and embedded requirements - drivers, controllers, etc.
  • Confident knowledge of a variety of coding languages - C, C++, SystemC, Tcl, Python
  • Excellent communication skills, and ability to work across software and hardware teams

Nice to have skills:

  • Team leadership / management
  • SOC performance & modeling - C, C++, SystemC
  • UVM verification - at IP & SOC level - SystemVerilog
  • FPGA architecture
  • Simulation, emulation

Visa sponsorship and relocation support can be offered for the right candidate.

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